A man will receive millions of dollars after losing part of his leg due to a crash with a Metro Transit bus in Minneapolis more than two years ago.

Court documents accuse the driver of negligence, saying he "violated Metro Transit guidelines by departing from the designated bus stop when it was unsafe to do so." The driver and the Metropolitan Council were named as defendants in the case.

The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2023, at East Lake Street and South Third Avenue. The victim's attorneys say the man was trying to board a bus when the driver closed the doors and pulled away from the curb. He then tried to get the driver's attention by tapping on the side of the bus, but he was knocked down, according to his legal team.

At the time, Metro Transit police said the victim

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